Exercise: YES but with CHANGES- since we are getting rained out from time to time, I've decided it would be best to change my weekly exercise goals to getting cardio OF SOME SORT seven days/week. So, instead of tracking miles here, I'm going to track hours AND miles because some of my time will be doing cardio such as Tae Bo or Pilates fat burning or Yoga Booty Ballet or some equally evil type torture. And my goal is for SEVEN HOURS/WEEK--although I hope to exceed that each week.

Keep daily calories between 1200 and 1400: YES!

Post daily exercise and food on livestrong.com: YES!

Post weekly results: YES!

No food after 8:00 pm: Check! Except for that night that we ate late...so I made it a lite meal.

Last minute addition: eat slower: This one is getting better!

Three days of strength training exercises: YES!

Here's the calorie breakdown:

Monday: 1240

Tuesday: 1235

Wednesday: 1319

Thursday: 1312

Friday: 1251

Saturday: 1094

Sunday: 1143

Total calories for the week: 8594 Total CARDIO for the week: 20.94 miles AND 7.2 hoursWeight total for Biz's Holiday Challenge 2011 week SIX: -3 lbs (for a six week total of: -13.5 lbs) Weight total for Give Yourself the Best Gift and Christmas Dress Challenge week FIVE: -3 lbs (for a five week total of: -11.5 lbs

Cookie-These challenges really help me! I'm sure someone will be hosting another one beginning in January!

Bluezy- Thanks! It would be fantastic if Santa had to be updated! LOL

Shawn- Thanks! I have- something like 68! We had a blast with the girls! Breezy is coming home in two weeks for a bachelorette party but she's staying a couple of days! The bread is a mix from Whole Foods. Isn't Tuck a looker?! LOL

You're doing so great!! You should post what you eat, giving us all better ideas of what to eat when we're trying to lose weight. It's always nice to have new ideas for a meal. P.S. Keep up the amazing work!

I've been off-line for a bit, so I'm visiting around and catching up. Great job with the challenge! I think I may be finding some of those pounds that you are losing :( Keep up the good work--and send a few motivational vibes my way, please!

Stephanie- No new clothes yet. I'm just walking around in baggy bottoms! WAIT! I have bought a couple of sweaters. Oh, and some leggings for my walks- and I have a couple of workout jackets that I couldn't even put on that are too big now. Does all that count? LOL

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here!

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Being a transplant to the low-country of SC for 31 years is still not long enough to be called a ‘benyeh.’ If I stay until I’m dead I’ll probably go a ‘comeyeh’ since I am, originally, ‘from off’ (which is the upstate but, rules you know). By day I take care of my sweet little granddaughter, Baby M and do all those things I did when I was a SAHM raising four daughters which has translated to, ‘by day, I am exhausted.’ By night I blog, blog, blog, and blog some more or I sleep, depending on my level of exhaustion (do they still make Geritol?). I have a very unhealthy addiction to sweets (nearly any kind will do) and all comfort foods not covered under the ‘sweets’ category. I’m known for speaking my mind so, if you don’t want to know, don’t ask me. I love to find the humor in my empty nest life. I live life hard and smack into that brick wall almost daily because I’ve always had to learn the hard way. Why change now? I’m so glad you’ve come to laugh with me as I do this middle age, empty nest thing like a BOSS!

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